Broken Pieces (Cape Isle, #3): A Cape Isle Novel (7 page)

He looks even more nervous than he did in the living room. I have never in my life seen Zack this vulnerable and It’s freaking me out.

“Zack?” I question, again.

He sighs and shakes his head. “I thought this would be easier to say,” he mumbles.

I raise an eyebrow in question and he smirks, shaking his head again.

“Lie down.”

I continue to look up at him in confusion, but I do ask he asks. Lying back against my pillows, I watch as he removes his socks and shoes. He pulls his t-shirt over his head, before tossing it on the floor and his blue jeans follow, leaving him in only a pair of boxer briefs. I let my eyes slide down his toned chest, down to his washboard abs. Zack is more lean than he is built. He has a surfer’s body. I’ve seen him without a shirt on so many times, but right now all I want to do is follow each dip and curve with my mouth. He climbs onto the bed and up between my spread legs and rests his big body of top of me, his elbows planted on each side of my head. I wrap my legs around his waist and rest my feet on the back of his calves as he stares down at me for a moment, pushing my hair off of my face and tracing his finger down my cheek.

“Hi,” he whispers, with a smile. The dimple on his cheek winks at me and I can't help but smile back. He feels so good on top of me. This doesn't feel forced or awkward. It just feels right.

“Hi.”

I can feel his hardness between my legs and I lift my hands to his sides and run them over the smooth skin on his back. His muscles tighten under my touch and I feel myself grow wetter in response.

“Angel, I've never been with another woman,” he whispers.

I chuckle and shake my head. “What?” I ask, examining his face.

He looks happy, but still a little nervous. I wish he wouldn't feel so nervous with me.

“I have never been with a woman,” he repeats.

My eyes grow wide as I stare into his. I can see the truth behind his words. “What?” I ask, my voice barely audible, but he hears me.

“I have kissed women and I have fooled around a little, but I have never had sex with a woman,” he clarifies.

I am shocked to say the least. “How is that even possible? Look at you!”

He grins. “Do you like the way I look?” he teases.

“I'm being serious, Zack. How is that even possible?”

His expression grows serious.

He bends his head and runs his nose up the side of mine, his mouth gently kissing my cheek before he pulls back to look into my eyes again. “They weren't you, Angel. I knew what I wanted.”

Oh my God. This man. God, I love this man. I feel my eyes starting to burn with unshed tears. I don't even know what to say to that, so I say this first thing I think of. “Make love to me, Zack,” I whisper.

Chapter Eight

Zack

F
IVE LITTLE WORDS THA
t I never thought I would hear come out of Lexie’s mouth. I bend my head and take her mouth in a deep kiss. Part of me can’t believe this is actually happening right now, but a bigger part of me is too damn happy to question it. I slide my hands into her soft hair and tighten my hold, tilting her head to the side. She moans into my mouth and lifts her hips up, pushing herself into my hardness. I can’t help but grind into the heat that I can feel coming through her shorts. God, she feels so fucking good underneath me. I pull back and she makes a sound of protest deep in her throat.

“Shhh, Angel,” I whisper.

My shaking hands move underneath her and unclasp her bra. Slowly, I pull the straps down her arms, feeling her soft skin pebble with goosebumps. Her steady gaze never leaves my face as I reveal her perfect breasts.

Tossing her bra onto the floor, I take a second just to stare at her. Her pink nipples are pulled into tight buds and my mouth waters to taste her. I move my hand up her belly and cup her in my hand. Her breast feels heavy as I squeeze it in my palm and run my thumb over her nipple as she moans in response.

“Zack,” she whispers. Her voice sounds needy and it’s something I’ve never heard from Lexie before. My dick jumps in my boxers and I mentally tell myself to calm the fuck down.

“Fuck, Lexie. You are so damn beautiful, baby.” I bend my head and kiss a path from her neck to her breasts. Running my nose across her nipple before taking in into my mouth, I gently flick it with my tongue. Lexie’s hands move into my hair and she grips tightly, holding me to her, as she moans beneath me. After giving the other side the same treatment, I slide down, kissing her belly and biting at her hipbones. I unbutton her shorts, as I look up at her. She is staring down at me with lust filled eyes and I look back down, as I unzip her shorts. She lifts her hips and I slide them down her tanned legs. Flinging them to the side, I stare down at her and she squirms under my gaze.

I lift my eyes back to hers.

“I love you,” I whisper.

I lift her leg off of the bed, kissing a path from her slim ankle to her thigh. I can smell her and it’s the most intoxicating scent I’ve ever smelled. When I reach a spot on the inside of her leg, she moans long and loud.

“Do you like that?” I ask, before biting down on the sensitive skin. Her hips raise off of the bed and she moans my name. I set her leg back down beside me, before running a finger down her panty covered pussy. She’s so wet that its coating the fabric of her tiny pink thong. I move the material to the side and teasingly run a finger through her folds.

“Please, Zack,” she wines in low voice.

I look down at my finger, as I part her pink lips and lower my mouth to her wetness. Her hands come to the back of my head again, as she lifts herself off of the bed and closer to my eager mouth.

Fuck.

She tastes sweet and tangy. It’s best thing I’ve ever eaten and I suddenly can’t get enough. I use my free hand to hold onto her ass as I sink my tongue inside of her. I can feel her walls pulsing around me and I almost lose my mind. I could come right now, without even touching myself.

I move up to her little bundle of nerves and circle my tongue around, before sucking it into my mouth. Her cries get louder and I know she right on the edge. Moving my hands from her body, I take hers off of my head, pinning them to the bed beside her hips. With one last swipe of my tongue, I lift back up on my knees and she immediately lifts her head, giving me a look that could kill.

“No! I’m so close,” she pants, trying to pull her hands from mine.

I chuckle and shake my head. I bring our joined hands above her head and lower my body on top of her. I lay my lips against hers and speak against her panting mouth.

“I want you to come on my cock,” I whisper.

Her tongue comes out and swipes across my lips. She hums when she tastes herself and that’s my breaking point. I let go of her hands and lift up, hooking my fingers into the side of her panties. I pull them from her body, before doing the same with my underwear. She looks down at my hard cock and gasps and I grip myself in my hand, slowly moving it up and down. I have pre-cum leaving from the tip and Lexie licks her lips in response.

“I never knew how naughty you were, Angel,” I joke in a strained voice.

“Oh, you have no idea,” she smiles a wicked smile.

Before I know what’s happening, she is sitting up and her small hand is covering my cock, moving in sync with mine.

“I need you,” she whispers. She lays sweet kisses on my chest and I nod my head, because right now I need her more than I have ever needed anything in my life.

“Lay back down.” My voice comes out harder than I intended, but Lexie immediately lays back and spreads her legs. I lay over her caging her in with my arms and I slide my cock through her folds, moaning at the feeling of wetness coating the underside of my cock.

Somewhere in the back of my head, a little voice reminds me about protection.

“Condom. Angel, please tell me you have a condom.”

“I’m clean and I’m on birth control. Please, Zack,” she begs.

Maybe I should, but I don’t take another second to think about it before I line myself up with her opening and sink into heaven. That’s only way to describe the feeling. Heaven. She so tight and her inner walls grip me as I push myself in as deep as I can go.

“Oh my God,” she breaths.

I make a sound of agreement, as I rock my hips and sink deeper. I stare into her beautiful blue eyes as I pull out, almost falling from her body, before thrusting back in. I lower my head to her nipple and suck it into my mouth, keeping my steady rhythm as I bite down on the hard nub. I can feel her getting impossibly tighter. Her cheeks are flushed and her head is thrown back and I don’t think I’ve ever seen her look more beautiful. My thrusts speed up and I can feel my sweat starting to trickle down my back.

“Angel,” I say, letting her nipple go with a pop.

She lifts her head and stares into my eyes. “Zack, I’m going to come.”

“I can feel you. Can I come in your body?” I ask, wanting to make sure that’s okay.

She nods her head and I lower my lips to hers. I kiss her deeply and moan down her throat when I feel her get even wetter. Breaking away from her mouth I sit up on my knees and grab her slim hip in one hand, while the other finds her clit. I rub tight circles, as Lexie starts meeting me stroke for stroke. I can feel the tingling in my spine and I know I’m about to come.

“Fuck, Angel. I’m going to come so hard baby.”

Her walls clamp down on me and she throws her head back, as she arches off of the bed. I move my fingers away from her clit and grip her other hip in my hand. My thrusts speed up as I fuck her through her orgasm and start to fill her body with my come.

“Lexie,” I moan. I plant myself as deep as I can go and collapse on top of her. She kisses my shoulder, as she wraps her arms around my back, holding me against her. I place my elbows beside her head and try to keep most of my weight off of her body. Fucking shit, I think I lost the ability to move. She feels so good and I don’t think I ever want to move from this spot. I bury my face in her neck and leave little kisses on her skin. Lexie runs her hands up and down my back.

We are both quiet, too quiet.

Neither of us have said a word.

I reluctantly pull my face from her neck and look down at her.

“Damn.”

Yeah, that’s the brilliant thing that comes out of my mouth.

She laughs lightly and kisses my cheek. “That about sums it up.”

I shake my head and chuckle with her. “Sorry. That’s actually not what I was planning to say.”

She lays her head back against the pillows and raises an eyebrow in question.

I take a second to study her beautiful face. I actually can’t believe we just did that and I’m not sure what to say. I wait for the awkwardness to set in, but it never comes. I just had sex with my best friend. The same best friend that I’ve been in love with for as long as I can remember. Where do we go from here?

“Now who’s thinking too much?” she asks, with a smile.

I lace my fingers through her hair and rub slow circle on her temples with my thumbs. “I don’t know what to say, Angel,” I admit.

She continues to stare at me and it’s a little unnerving. I wish she would say something, anything. She is so beautiful. I’ve always thought that, but it’s not just her outside appearance. She’s beautiful for the way she thinks. I love how Lexie’s mind works. She’s beautiful for that spark in her in her eyes when she talks about someone or something she loves. She is absolutely stunning for her ability to make other people smile even when she is sad. No, Lexie isn’t beautiful for something as small as an outward appearance. She is beautiful, down deep to her soul.

I wish I could tell her that. I wish I could voice all of my thoughts to her, but instead I settle my lips against hers. I will tell her how much I love her, but even that doesn’t seem like enough. I want to give this woman the world.

“I love you, Lexie. I fell in love with you when I was just a kid when I barely knew the meaning of the word. I know I never told you, but every time I tell you to get home safe, to stay warm, to have a good day, or to sleep well what I am really saying is that I love you. I love you so damn much that it’s starting to steal other words meanings.”

Her eyes fill with tears for the third time in as many days, and I hate that it seems to be me that has caused them.

I catch one tear as it leaks out of the corner of her eye. I lower my mouth and kiss away each one that falls.

“Why are you crying, Angel?” I ask against her skin.

She shakes her head causing more tears to fall. “How did I never know?” she whispers.

I don’t know how to answer that because I’ve asked myself the same question a hundred times before. No, I never came right out and admitted my feelings, but I wasn’t necessarily hiding them either.

I slip myself out of her body and lay on my side beside her, pulling her close to me and rubbing my hand up and down her back.

“Lexie, I don’t know. Maybe it was never the right time for us.”

She looks up at me and studies my face, running her small hand across my scruffy jaw. “Is it the right time for us now?”

I turn my head and kiss her palm before looking back at her. “That’s up to you.”

She nods her head and raises up to give me a small kiss on the lips. “Thank you.”

I want to ask her what she is thanking me for, but I don’t. She lays back down and I tuck her against my body.

I’ve said enough.

Where we go from here is completely up to her. I just hope she chooses me.

Chapter Nine

Lexie

“I
HAD SEX WITH MY
best friend.”

Jenna stares at me in shock. Cupcake batter is dripping off the spoon and onto the floor. She is so still I wonder if she is frozen like that. I walk over to where she is standing, careful to avoid the spoon, and poke her in the shoulder.

“Say something,” I demand.

She snaps her mouth closed and opens it again, but no words come out.

I roll my eyes and make my way over to a stool and sit down at the island, grabbing a cupcake off of the cooling rack. I shove half of it in my mouth and stare at Jenna.